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Notch eating chocolate and talking games on The Late Late Show
Markus "Notch" Persson, the creator of Minecraft and all-around high-profile indie game developer, guest starred on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson last night. The two gents talked about the games Notch plays – apparently he's into everything, but he really enjoys Grand Theft Auto – and the "games" Ferguson plays, such as Mario Kart. According to Notch, that one deserves the air quotes. Ferguson said he looked up Notch online and discovered one of the industry's darkest secrets – the gaming world is catty. "It seems like there's quite a lot of bitchiness in your world," he said. "Quite a lot of people are like, 'I hate him, he created Minecraft! How dare he not be me.'" Notch agreed, but said he too was irrationally protective of the games he plays. C'est la vie. If you missed Notch on The Late Late Show, don't worry – he was easy to miss because he pointedly wasn't wearing a fedora – there's a full clip of the interview here.
Minecraft's Notch to appear on The Late Late Show this Thursday
Hold on to your fedoras, everyone – Markus Persson, better known as "Notch" and even better known as "the creator of Minecraft," is making his talk show debut on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson on Thursday, November 7. This isn't only the first appearance for Notch on a mainstream talk show, but it's the first time an independent game developer has graced such a program in recent memory. Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime doesn't capture quite the same vibe as Notch. Minecraft has sold more than 30 million copies across all current platforms, it's coming to next-gen consoles, it has its own convention and it's a Lego set, which is obviously the most relevant indicator of success. Speaking of hats (yes, we were), bets are now open: Will Notch wear a fedora during his appearance on The Late Late Show?
Craig Ferguson's The Late Late Show switches to high definition at the end of August
We ask, and we receive. A few months after Craig Ferguson topped our poll asking who is still watching standard definition television comes word that The Late Late Show is going high definition. CBS plans to flip the HDTV switch August 31, complete with an updated show opener and theme song. There's nothing better that we can think of than seeing that beautiful, beautiful face in HD...wait, we may need to reconsider this.
